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I just decided that I have to go to the gym every day unless I'm out of town. Once I get there I can turn around and walk out immediately and that's totally fine. I've never yet gotten to the gym and just walked out. Once I'm actually there working out is pretty easy and fun. By knowing I can stop any time and have met my…

While exercise may not be necessary for weight loss it's great for your over all health and feels great. My advice is to start small finding things you enjoy and don't push yourself to exhaustion. Crossfit and those kinds of high energy workouts are great for people who want to really push themselves, but are often…

I don't understand this idea. I walk an hour or two a day, every day. If I burn an extra 400 calories a day that's an extra 12,000 calories a month. On top of the calorie benefit for weightloss I am becoming healthier. When I'm healthier I feel better. When I feel better I don't feel the need to make myself feel better by…

It doesn’t matter when you eat the calories it’s just the deficit over time. So for example if you eat 6000 calories in one day but adjust all the other days so your weekly, monthly, quarterly, or even yearly CICO numbers hit a particular goal you’ll still lose the same amount of weight over that time span as if you had…

My opinion: There seems to be a lot of peer reviewed research that supports the idea that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables and limiting dairy and meat intake decreases the risk of cancer, T2 diabetes, and heart disease and the Keto diet is sort of the opposite. So personally I’m skeptical that it’s healthy in the long…

As long as you log it it doesn’t matter when you do it. Maybe look at CICO over the space of a week instead of a day. There’s nothing magic about tracking over a 24 hour period.

I used to hate the gym but now I love it. I walk, use the elliptical, lift, etc. I go at a pace that I enjoy and push myself to walk more miles or increase incline or lift more weight than I did last week. I just compete with myself. By starting small and going every day I find myself craving the gym, which I never in a…

NU-FREAKING-TELLA - I love hazelnuts way too much and chocolate and hazelnuts is some sort of witchcraft. EDIT: I once ate an entire jar with a spoon in one sitting.

Log for at least awhile if only for the educational purposes of really ingraining caloric load for various foods and weigh yourself at least weekly. After awhile if you want to get away from logging foods go for it, but keep weighing yourself. If your weight is not doing what you want (if it's not going down and you want…

This is brilliant! Although most of the time while we're eating I have background music playing so my phone is plugged in at the sound board. Another reason to upgrade my phone and keep my old one just for music! :smiley:

Make a healthy change and do it religiously for 30 days no matter what. At the end of the 30 days you can completely dump it if it doesn't suit you. If you're sleep isn't perfect that'd be my first recommendation. Get 8 hours every night for 30 days.

I know you want to get the weight off as fast as possible but sometimes slower is faster. I'd aim for 1300-1400 every day otherwise as MANY of us have experienced in the long run you'll end up going backwards. If you want to go faster add as much movement as you can (weight lifting might be a good option) and maybe one day…

I'm guessing you live in a rural area. I've lived in some pretty rural areas and it's hard when your options are so limited! If you haven't done this yet try calling all of the gyms (if you have any at all) in your area and ask them if they have a low cost membership. If they say no tell them your budget and ask them what…

Mustard and cabbage. I love spicy foods and mustard is a calorie friendly condiment - but I LOATHE it. Cabbage because it's calorie friendly and a lot of people I know cook it frequently, so I encounter it frequently, and I really really don't like it. Also then I might like brussel sprouts.

I live in a 225 sq foot apartment. It's really just a glorified bedroom, lol. I have a table setup with a crockpot, a small dorm fridge, and a toaster oven that sits on my filing cabinet. I also have a microwave oh and a blender I couldn't live without. I do all of my cooking in my little apartment/room. If your room has…

I have a Fitbit Blaze - I love it! I really like how easy it is to read and it fits me very well. It seems to work pretty well with MFP so far.

Give it time - keep it up for a couple of months and track your month to month progress. If you're at a deficit you will 100% lose fat over that time frame. As someone above mentioned that fat loss may not show up as weight loss because of water fluctuations or the fact that you're adding muscle but given enough time, if…

Red pepper flakes and garlic powder are my go tos for sprucing up everything

I have hashimotos and have found that combining exercise and calorie reduction works the best. I simply walk a modest amount every day but it adds up over a week. I also find lifting weights to help. I’m a live sound engineer so on gig days, like yourself, my job provides lots of exercise. I still go to the gym on gig days…

It’s working really well so far. Earlier this week I hadn’t had much sleep and only did half an hour on the treadmill (45 min is my normal minimum - I’m walking not running) but instead of feeling disappointed I felt great because if you go every day there’s always tomorrow where you can do more.

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You can find on the go combos and learn their calories then stick with the same stuff for awhile. When I was in grad school I had NO time. There was literally not enough time to do everything required in my life. At that time I found a few foods that worked for me, bought a food scale, and figured out all the calories for…

Where I live it's a law - and I love it. King County (Seattle area) requires restaurants to post calories. I think it only technically applies to chain restaurants but it's really caught on it's becoming normal to easily be able to get calories when I eat out. I mean you know they aren't weighing things, but at least it…

Spinach Salad! One day I was super hungry and made a gigantic (no I mean stupid gigantic) spinach salad with a decent amount of bleu cheese crumbles, bleu cheese dressing, mushrooms, tomatoes, and some freshly fried bacon, and almond slivers. It had SO much flavor and was a ton of food. I ate it out of a mixing bowl, it…

Every day unless I'm out of town. It's the only thing that works for me - otherwise it's too easy to find excuses, and if I said 4x/week and then got behind I have a problem where I feel overwhelmed. It's weird but it's actually less overwhelming for me to go every day. My promise to myself though is that I only have to…

Make a change, stick to it for a month, make another change. Make as many healthy choices as you can every day. Some days I might not make a lot of healthy choices but as my monthly changes begin to stick I see my lifestyle slowly turning toward health. If I try to make too many permanent changes at once I give up. EDIT:…

The only earbuds I've found that stay in my ears are the Bose earbuds. They sound decent, don't fall out, and are comfortable enough that I can wear them for hours. People either seem to love them or hate them - I'm just happy they don't fall out. I've tried lots of other styles and brands but these are the only ones that…

Thanks everyone! Pretty much what I was thinking. I do have a good pair of Brooks walking shoes that work very well for me and I keep them just for my work outs. I definitely plan to expand to the elliptical and other things but for now I'm trying to use the next 4-6 weeks to establish healthy habits. And for me keeping…

I made a deal with myself that I have to physically go to the gym every day. No exceptions. However, once I get there I can turn around and go home without doing anything with no guilt. My only "rule" is I have to walk in the door every single day. So far the thing I like about it is that it's not mentally taxing. I don't…